The Best Defense

Kate Wilhelm

The sister of “Baby Killer” Kennerman makes a desperate appeal to attorney Barbara Holloway, who, after learning of atrocities, cannot refuse the case.
Pitted against incompetent lawyers and a virulent right-wing publication, Barbara struggles to save her client—and her own reputation—before the killer goes free.

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